(In)visible urban water networks: The politics of non-payment in Manila's low-income communities

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-260

  Cheng, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

inequality; Manila; urban governance; urban inequality; urban poverty; water

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; POVERTY; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84875996448     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247812469926     Document Type: Article

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